Encountering faith in the classroom : turning difficult discussions into constructive engagement
The purpose of this book is to explore what happens--and what can happen--in the higher education, and even secondary school, classroom when course content meets or collides with students' religious beliefs. It is a resource that offers ways of conceptualizing, engaging with, and responding to, student beliefs -- Publisher
xxiii, 219 pages ; 23 cm
9781579222369, 9781579222376, 1579222366, 1579222374
184829577
Introduction: Faith in Learning: An Overview / Miriam Rosalyn Diamond, Christina Copre
Society, Learning, and Religion
Faith and Reason: Higher Education's Opportunities and Challenges / Nancy L. Thomas, Ann Marie B. Bahr
Wingspread Declaration on Religion and Public Life
Student and Faculty Perspectives
Undergraduate Perspectives about Religion in Higher Education / Lois Calian Trautvetter
Faith in Graduate Education: Perspectives of Students and Faculty in Student Affairs Preparation Programs / Judy L. Rogers, Patrick G. Love
Blinking in the Sunlight: Exploring the Fundamentalist Perspective / Peggy Catron
What I Think I Believe: Using the Change Method to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance / Tamara H. Rosier
Bringing Faith and Spirituality into the Classroom: An African American Perspective / Mark S. Giles, Odelet Nance, Noelle Witherspoon
Religion in the Classroom: Legal Issues / Barbara A. Lee
Disciplinary Approaches
Exploring Religion and Spirituality Through Academic Service Learning / Kent Koth
Philosophy and Religious Disagreements in the College Classroom / Dona Warren
When Faith and Science Collide / Mano Singham
Teaching Secular Bible Reading to Religiously Committed Students / Roger G. Baker
The Role of Religion and Spirituality in the Law School Classroom / David Hall
Teaching About Religious and Spiritual Pluralism in a Professional Education Course / Robert J. Nash, Sue M. Baskette